Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ392697
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Publication Date: 1989
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The Cycle of Violence.
Widom, Cathy Spatz
Science, v244 n4901 p160-66 Apr 14 1989
Discussed is a project to compare a sample of 20-year-old abuse and neglect cases to a matched control group to determine the extent to which these groups have perpetuated the violence cycle. Findings are reported that show increased risk of adult violence for formerly abused children. (CW)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Children, Crime, Delinquency Causes, Family Violence, Social Psychology
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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